
Article 1 
The transitional period referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 shall end on 31 December 2007.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.
For the Commission
Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission